Russia's Vladimir Putin telephones President Obama to discuss the Ukraine crisis and US diplomatic proposals.

US President Barack Obama holds talks with Saudi King Abdullah to ease tensions over the Syria conflict and Iranian nuclear negotiations.

GM adds 824,000 more cars to an ongoing recall over defective ignition switches that have caused some to shut off while the car was on the road.

The UN says that there has been no humanitarian improvement for millions of Syrians since a resolution last month to increase aid deliveries.

Libyan state TV airs footage showing one of the sons of former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi apologising to the nation from prison in Tripoli.

A Chinese patrol ship is scouring a new area of the Indian Ocean for "objects" spotted in the search for flight MH370, Australian officials say.

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake is reported in the Los Angeles area of southern California, though there are no immediate reports of damage.

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